๐Ÿ‘‹ hi, i'm joe.

I'm a software engineer, mountain biker, golfer, snowboarder, photographer, gamer, sports fan, and denizen of the internet (among other things). I currently live in a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah with my wife and our dog Dutch.

Here's a bit of what I'm up to on the internet and elsewhere.

๐ŸŽง Listening

The Wrath Of Code Dan Terminus
Magnatron III ZOMBIE HYPERDRIVE
Artifact Waveshaper

๐Ÿ˜ Posting

just got back from a trip to Santa Barbara so itโ€™s my first day at home between gigs. so far today:
1. woke up without needing to work
2. mowed and edged the lawn (pumped for the rest of spring/summer)
3. opened the new gap wedge my wife bought for my birthday (taking it out to a range session shortly)
4. received the Jumpman Jacks i treated myself to the day i signed my offer

Yesterday was my last day at Yahoo Finance. It was an interesting career experience being part of an acquired team and integrating our product into a much larger org + platform over the last two years, but I was itching to get back to a high-growth team.

I'm taking a couple weeks off to reset + recharge, and then I'll be joining the team at Whatnot! I'm incredibly excited about the change and wrote a little announcement post with some expanded thoughts on my site: josephmclaughl.in/posts/after-

๐Ÿ“š Reading

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Writing

My Next Chapter

Three years ago, I joined a scrappy Series A startup named Commonstock, embarking on a journey full of twists and turns that I never could have anticipated. We navigated the sudden run on SVB (our bank at the time), the dramatic end of the ZIRP era, and waves of tech layoffs reshaping the industry.

Against these headwinds, we found a path forward when Yahoo Finance acquired Commonstock nearly two years ago. Transitioning overnight from a tight-knit team of fewer than 20 people to becoming part of one of the internetโ€™s oldest and most iconic companies was an experience Iโ€™ll never forget.

May 16, 2025 Permalink

The First Rule of Blogging...

The first rule of blogging is very similar to the first rule of Fight Club โ€” if you ever write about:

  1. Recommitting to regular posting, or
  2. How much easier your new blogging setup makes posting, youโ€™re guaranteed to abandon your blog for months.

At least, thatโ€™s always been my experience ๐Ÿ™ƒ

May 11, 2025 Permalink

๐Ÿฟ Watching

Gladiator II
(6/7)
Mission: Impossible โ€“ Dead Reckoning
(6/7)
Heretic
(5/7)
Wolfs
(5/7)